Transparency

Increasing Accountability

The City of Gardner values clear and honest communication while striving to provide excellent public service. With these goals in mind, we've created this one-stop location through which information about the city's business can be found.

Gardner was the second city in Massachusetts to sign the Community Compact with the state and agreed to implement three best practices, one being digital transparency.

We hope you will use our Feedback Form to contact us with any questions, comments or requests.

The city practices responsible care for its assets and is committed to achieving the financial capacity necessary to accomplish our financial goals. We strive to provide accurate and timely financial reports that offer honest, direct communication regarding city finances to the public.

Open Check provides financial transparency to the public with easy access to the City of Gardner's expenditure information for the current fiscal year, as well as a historical view of previous years. This interactive website can be used to search details of government spending by date ranges, category, department, fund, government area and vendor.